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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.

Rosa Parks

Why do you all push us around?
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Black Lives Matter
Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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Black Lives Matter Freedom
I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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Black Lives Matter Dignity Person Self Respect
I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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Change Energy Force Inspirational People Positive Young
I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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Against Human Prejudice Race Racism Thinking
The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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Believe Push Time
The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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Black Lives Matter Change Decide Human Prejudice Treatment
Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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Defeat Nation Powerful Revolution Slogan Victory
I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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Black Lives Matter Violence
Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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Action Behaviour Demonstrate Humble Peace Recognize Respect Trust
The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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Black Lives Matter Bus Injustice Realize World
I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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Consent Die Giving Ready Self Respect
As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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Achievement Determination Freedom History Lesson
Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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Believe Confidence God Inspirational Religious Step Trust

I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.

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